Monday, March 21, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Monk Praises Myanmar Junta Chief for Honoring Prominent Nationalist

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 06:13 AM PDT

Sitagu Sayadaw, viewed as a junta ally, lauded Min Aung Hlaing for giving Myanmar's highest religious title to an ex-head of the notorious Ma Ba Tha group.

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ASEAN Special Envoy Will Not Meet Suu Kyi During Myanmar Visit 

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 05:39 AM PDT

Cambodia foreign minister Prak Sokhonn was told by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing that the military intervened to stop unrest. 

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Eight Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Magwe Ambush: Resistance 

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 04:48 AM PDT

Resistance groups are forming parallel administrations across rural Magwe Region as the regime loses its grip. 

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Nighttime Curfew Relaxed in Myanmar Regime Capital

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 03:45 AM PDT

The move is another attempt by the junta to demonstrate to the world that the country is returning to normality over a year after the military's coup.

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Cambodia, Japan Leaders Urge Myanmar Junta to Honor ASEAN Peace Plan

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 02:23 AM PDT

Ahead of today's visit by ASEAN's envoy to Myanmar, the leaders stressed the need for the regime to abide by the five-point consensus agreed with ASEAN.

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Myanmar Junta Demands Details About Mandalay Medics and Patients

Posted: 21 Mar 2022 01:59 AM PDT

Sources say the regime is trying to arrest striking medics and wounded resistance fighters. 

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US Says Myanmar Committed Genocide Against Rohingya

Posted: 20 Mar 2022 11:52 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Blinken is due to announce the decision to designate the 2017 crackdown a genocide in remarks at the Holocaust Museum in Washington on Monday.

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Russia’s War Causes Disarray in ASEAN

Posted: 20 Mar 2022 11:44 PM PDT

Along with China's moves in the South China Sea and Myanmar's coup, the invasion of Ukraine has introduced another fault line among the bloc's members.

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